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- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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Category Archives: Casualties
The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong
The Manus Island escape plan that went badly wrong Date April 21, 2014 Michael Gordon Political editor, The Age Exclusive: inside the Manus Island riot Vision and images obtained exclusively by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Judge dismisses case against Blackwater defendant
Judge dismisses case against Blackwater defendant By PETE YOST — Apr. 23, 2014 4:51 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed criminal charges against a former Blackwater… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
U.S. May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre
U.S. May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre By Reuters Filed: 4/23/14 at 3:42 PM Blackwater USA Chief Executive Erik Prince testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice
Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014 , pp. 9-23(15) Abstract: This paper questions how military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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BADILLA v. NATIONAL AIR CARGO, INC., Dist. Court, WD New York 2013
BADILLA v. NATIONAL AIR CARGO, INC., Dist. Court, WD New York 2013 JESSICA T. BADILLA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL AIR CARGO, INC., et al., Defendants. No. 12-CV-01066(A)(M).United States District Court,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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ALKANANI v. AEGIS DEFENSE SERVICES, LLC, Dist. Court, Dist. of Columbia 2014
ALKANANI v. AEGIS DEFENSE SERVICES, LLC, Dist. Court, Dist. of Columbia 2014 KHADIM ALKANANI, Plaintiff, v. AEGIS DEFENSE SERVICES, LLC, and AEGIS DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED, Defendants. Civil Action No. 09-CV-1607 (KBJ)(AK).United… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Thompson v. MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, LLC, Dist. Court, MD North Carolina 2013
Thompson v. MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, LLC, Dist. Court, MD North Carolina 2013 ESTATE OF CAPTAIN DAVID JOHNPAUL THOMPSON, by and through EMILY THOMPSON, Executor, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MISSION ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guards were the aggressors; Manus Island footage reveals violence
Guards were the aggressors; Manus Island footage reveals violence Canberra Times By Michael Gordon 22 April 2014 Guards were the aggressors Manus Island footage reveals violence By Michael Gordon Papua New… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Gov’t: Case against a Blackwater guard in jeopardy
Gov’t: Case against a Blackwater guard in jeopardy Apr. 17, 2014 5:11 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says its criminal case against a former Blackwater security guard is in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Guard warned Manus was a ‘tinderbox’
Guard warned Manus was a ‘tinderbox’ The Sydney Morning Herald By Lisa Cox 19 April 2014 A G4S security guard warned that the Manus Island detention facility was “totally unprepared” for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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